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Coherent (United States)

In research, Coherent (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,857 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Physics and Astronomy is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,047
of 28,054 · #5,540 all time
Rank in United States
#1,639
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Coherent (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,857 of 12,888 6.0%108 #3357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Coherent (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Coherent (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 23.8 works6.8×
  2. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 28.5 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.77× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Coherent (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Maurel, Matthieu Chafer and Peng Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Coherent (United States).

  1. 1 Martin Maurel United States · #445,754 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Matthieu Chafer United States · #506,259 worldwide 68 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Peng Li United States · #627,393 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Diego F. Pierrottet United States · #750,486 worldwide 55 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Sammy W. Henderson United States · #806,062 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 G. E. Busch United States · #1,101,943 worldwide 43 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 M. Jansen United States · #1,111,116 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 R. M. Huffaker United States · #1,430,085 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Meher Antia United States · #1,557,814 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Marc Allain United States · #1,569,403 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Coherent (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Coherent (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Raman Lasers, Fiber Lasers, Frequency Conversion, Optical Fiber, Big Data, Microresonators and Integrated Circuits.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics8▲ 49×4 topics
  2. Raman Lasers7▲ 41×2 topics
  3. Fiber Lasers7▲ 45×3 topics
  4. Big Data6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  5. Frequency Conversion6▲ 89×3 topics
  6. Sustainability6▲ 1.46×17 topics
  7. Optical Fiber5▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.3×11 topics
  9. Biosensors5▲ 5.6×6 topics
  10. Microresonators4▲ 34×3 topics
  11. Integrated Circuits4▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Optical Modulators4▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Silicon Photonics4▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Crystal Growth4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Microcavities4▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Microwave Photonics4▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Solid-State Lasers4▲ 151×1 topic
  18. Ytterbium4▲ 151×1 topic
  19. Nanophotonic Waveguides4▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Whispering Gallery Mode4▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Gas Sensing4▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Optical Frequency Combs4▲ 40×1 topic
  23. Ultrafast Lasers4▲ 40×1 topic
  24. High-Power Laser3▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Supercontinuum Generation3▲ 117×1 topic
  26. Fiber Optic Sensors3▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Sensor Technology3▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Knowledge Representation3▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Super-Resolution Imaging3▲ 58×2 topics
  30. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Entanglement3▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Laser Eye Injuries2▲ 150×1 topic
  33. Optical Interconnects2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Retinal Damage2▲ 150×1 topic
  35. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)2▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Fluorescent Proteins2▲ 69×1 topic
  37. High Power Terahertz Sources2▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Single-Molecule Imaging2▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Vacuum Electronics2▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Time-of-Flight2▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Coherent (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solid State Laser Technologies, Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics.

Solid State Laser Techno…4Solid State Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…4Photonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 4 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…3Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…3Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…2Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksGyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research: 2 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsOphthalmologyBiophysics1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  4. 4 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available39.0%not open61.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Coherent (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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